Greece vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$594
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$24752
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
26
🌐 English speaking %
51%
35%
🎓 Higher education
87
54
😀 Quality of life
72
38
🏙️ Population
10.4M
46M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1237) is 61% more expensive than in Iraq ($768). Greece ranked 57th vs 132nd for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 45th and 135th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Greece and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Greece Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3421
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$3.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7464
$2652

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K